Podcast Episodes

Getting Lost Inside - Finding Your Way Back to the Water

Season 7 Episode 1

Sometimes life just decides you don't get to go fishing.

Season 7 begins with a conversation about what happens when work, family, moving, injuries, e…

2 days, 9 hours ago

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Closing Out Season 6 and Looking Ahead

Season 6 Episode 12

Season 6 Finale: More Than Fly Fishing

As Season 6 comes to a close, Ross reflects on the incredible growth of the Backcountry Fly Fishing Podcast and…

1 month, 4 weeks ago

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Finding New Water: A Conversation with TroutRoutes

Season 6 Episode 11

Finding fishable water has never been the hard part. Finding the right water—and knowing how to access it—is where things get complicated.

In this epi…

2 months ago

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Built for the Backcountry - A Conversation with Eric Bender of Kifaru

Season 6 Episode 10

What makes outdoor gear actually good? And what happens when the people designing it are the same people out there beating it up in wild places?

In th…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Field Notes - Building Relationships with Wild Places

Season 6 Episode 9

Recorded from a tent somewhere in the Colorado backcountry, this first installment of Field Notes is an experiment in bringing the podcast out of the…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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What I Carry: Backpacking Essentials for Backcountry Fly Fishing

Season 7 Episode 8

Backpacking opens the door to some of the most rewarding experiences in fly fishing, but it also requires a different level of preparation, self-reli…

3 months ago

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Complaint Corner - Big Fish Bros

Season 6 Episode 7

This season’s installment of Complaint Corner takes aim at one of the most persistent—and annoying—mentalities in fly fishing: the obsession with big…

3 months, 1 week ago

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Beauty, Confrontation, and Judgment: The Honesty of Consequence in the Backcountry

Season 6 Episode 6

After a close encounter with a rattlesnake in a remote canyon, Ross reflects on something bigger than fishing: why we’re really drawn to wild places …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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When Does a Trip Become an Overnighter?

Season 6 Episode 5

At some point, every serious backcountry angler runs into the same question: when does a fishing trip stop being a day trip and become an overnighter…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Get to the Hoppa - The Art of Fishing Terrestrials

Season 6 Episode 4

Summer means one thing: it’s time to throw big bugs.

In this episode, Ross dives deep into the world of terrestrial fly fishing—grasshoppers, beetles,…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

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